AICP Online Practice Questions and Answers
What is the median of the following: 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 4.5
The ratio of an industry's share of local employment divided by its share of the nation (or other higher level of government) is less than one. The area is ___________ this industry's products?
A. Importing
B. Exporting
C. Consuming
D. Transporting
Who designed Letchworth and who designed Welwyn?
A. Unwin, deSoissons
B. Unwin, Burges
C. Burgess, deSoissons
D. Burgess, Unwin
What movement is Washington, D.C. an example of?
A. Public Health
B. City Beautiful
C. Garden City
D. City Efficient
Scenario
You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across
local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate
thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event.
What might you do in the long run?
A. Answer: See the solution below
Which of the following groups of planning philosophies came before the City Humane Movement?
A. City Functional, City Efficient, City Beautiful and Garden City
B. Garden City, Agrarian Philosophy, Laissez Faire, City Functional
C. Public Health, Agrarian Philosophy, Laissez Faire, Garden City
D. Agrarian Philosophy, Laissez Faire, Public health, City Functional
Which best describes Urban Service Areas?
A. Area of land available for development within 20-25 years
B. Area of land targeted for new or improved infrastructure over 5-10 years
C. Area of land where development is channeled over time
D. Area of land which remains free of development for future expansion of an urban growth boundary
Who was the father of zoning?
A. Ian McHarg
B. Lawrence Veiller
C. Edward Bassett
D. Paul Davidoff
What is ETJ?
A. Uses not permitted by right
B. Hardship associated with a parcel not allowing for development of that parcel under the zoning regulations
C. Decreasing the intensity of development
D. Authority granted by some states to municipalities to impose zoning and subdivision regulations beyond their jurisdiction